On both O'Day's and on Chanteuse we've always used VC 17 every other =
year for bottom paint and have never had much af a problem with build =
up, even when moored last year, which really surprised me. A lot of =
boats on the moorings had garden's growing around their waterlines where =
we didn't (but then, we sailed and a lot of them just sat there). Now =
that we're fairly certain we'll be moving this summer to the Gulf Coast =
of Florida, we have to change our regimen to accomodate salt water. At =
present, we have two coats of VC 17 over the new bottom. We asked at =
Torresen's and they recommended using Interlux Micron anti-fouling paint =
but that we would have to sand off the VC17 (quite lethal stuff) They =
quoted 2600.00 plus the cost of the paint to do it. When we go down in =
April, we're going to get quotes from yards threr, too. Just how nasty =
would sanding off 2 coats of VC17 be? Is Interlux Micron as thin as VC =
17 or is it a thicker paint? How many coats of Interlux can you put on =
before having to resand? We'll probably be usiing the boat for live =
aboard the first year we're there, so it will be sitting in a marina =
rather than on a mooring...seems most of the marinas are on the river =
with flowing water rather than still. Will this make a difference in =
the growth factor?

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